Drake's raids on St. Augustine and Santo Domingo
- When
- 1586
- Where
- Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
- Episodes
- 1
In 1586, English privateer Sir Francis Drake raided Spanish settlements in the Caribbean. He sacked and burned St. Augustine, Florida, and captured Santo Domingo, holding it for ransom and releasing prisoners.
Episodes
Background and detail
Anglo-Spanish Conflict. The raids occurred during the Anglo-Spanish War, which began in 1585 following the Treaty of Nonsuch. Drake, an English privateer and explorer, conducted these operations as part of a broader campaign against Spanish interests in the Americas.
Capture of Santo Domingo. Santo Domingo was captured by Drake in 1586 and held for ransom. A report reaching the English government in May 1586 stated he took away 1,200 Englishmen, Frenchmen, Flemings, and Provincials from prison, plus 800 country people.
People involved
- Sir Francis Drake · English privateer and explorer
Sources
- St. Augustine, Florida Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-05
- Francis Drake Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-18
- Santo Domingo Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12
Machine-drafted from the cited Wikipedia passages and checked by a reviewing model, not by a human editor. Every passage cites the revision it was written from; dates and places follow those passages.